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Killer politics : how big money and bad politics are destroying the great American middle class / Ed Schultz.

by Schultz, Ed, 1954-

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New York : Hyperion, c2010.

Fiscal policy -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.

United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-

United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-

x, 206 p. ; 25 cm.

Introduction: There was blood -- From Fargo to 30 Rock: the Big Ed story -- The four pillars: let's fly ahead of the plane -- Health care: your inalienable right -- Rethinking energy: another fight for independence -- Controlling America's borders: from melting pot to meltdown -- The China dragon: the rise of an economic superpower and what that means for us -- Cleaning up after Bush II: how reckless fiscal and foreign policies almost sank us -- Bad trade: selling out the American worker -- Economic slavery: how debt reductions and unions can help set you free -- The truth about taxes: time for mandatory trickling -- Kick the messenger: become a wiser news consumer and a better citizen -- Term limits and a third party: stop big money from trumping your vote -- Conclusion: I must be crazy, but I still have hope.

Outlines the author's thoughts about the endangered middle class, covering topics from health care and education to international economic policies and global energy independence.

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